Gypsies

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1. A nomadic people who originated in the region between India and Iran and who migrated to Europe in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Most now live in Europe and the United States. Their language is called Romany. Thousands were murdered in the holocaust.

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One who lives a footloose, carefree life is sometimes called a gypsy.

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Each year, tens of thousands of Irish Travellers and Gypsies, as many still refer to themselves, gather in rural England for the Appleby Horse Fair.

From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

It is estimated that there are between 250,000 and 300,000 Gypsies and Irish Travellers in the UK.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022

A bearded, burly man, Williams was a talented musician who wrote songs, sang and played a Fender Stratocaster guitar in bands, including the Crazy Texas Gypsies.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022

You can buy coffee and cake for about $7, or try one of the cocktails listed on brown paper menus: Whistling Gypsies, Hello Sailors.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2022

These people included Communists; political leaders; Polish intellectuals; homosexuals; and itinerant people, whom the Nazis called Gypsies.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti